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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Austerlitz Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

124Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Austerlitz

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Austerlitz route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
European StarlingSturnidae682024-53%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452024-75%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae382024+492%1968
American RobinTurdidae342024-32%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae272024+60%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae242024-33%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024+15%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222024+135%1968
American CrowCorvidae212024-8%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024-41%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024+23%1968
American RedstartParulidae172024+239%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae162024+292%1968
VeeryTurdidae162024+24%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024-32%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-28%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+29%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+583%1981
Blue JayCorvidae132024+95%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+8%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+343%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102024+80%2021
OvenbirdParulidae92024+189%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+72%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+39%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-42%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024+0%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62023-8%1969
BobolinkIcteridae62024+175%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-74%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-79%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-44%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62024+46%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+100%1968
House SparrowPasseridae52024-92%1968
Common MerganserAnatidae52007n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae42024+133%1977
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae42004+60%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-21%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+4%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.